Vizianagaram, Sept. 13 -- Three people were killed in a horrific road accident after a lorry collided with an auto-rickshaw near Burja in Vizianagaram district, police said.

DSP Bobbili R Govind Rao said that the accident occurred on the route from Manapuram. The collision resulted in the deaths of three people, while further details regarding the identities of the deceased and the circumstances leading to the accident are awaited.

The authorities are also likely to ascertain the exact sequence of events that led to the lorry colliding with the auto-rickshaw.

Further details about the incident are awaited.

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